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Personal info

Full name
PELUSO, Joseph
Date of birth
10 August 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32592443
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Near Stendal, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 1 6

Immediate family

Members
Anna Peluso (sister)
Carmella Peluso (sister)
Stella (Kloss) Peluso (wife)
Joseph Peluso (son)
Samuel Peluso (son)
Henry Peluso (son)
Mary Peluso (daughter)
Theresa Pelusa (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt Joseph Peluso was employed by Swift & Co.

He enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 20 November 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards, The Record - 6 July 2002

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Debbie Brandis